"I'm delighted that Judge McCartney has agreed to accept this position," Kelliher said. "Since joining
the Commission in 1999, Judge McCartney has handled some of the most complex regulatory cases referred for
hearing. Judge McCartney also brings extensive management experience acquired in her previous positions with
other federal agencies."

As Deputy Chief Administrative Law Judge, Judge McCartney will assist Chief Administrative Law
Judge Curtis Wagner, Jr. with administrative and managerial duties in the Office of Administrative Law Judges
and serve as head of the office in the Chief Judge's absence.

"I am delighted to have Judge McCartney as my deputy," Wagner said. "Her management experience as
the Deputy Chief Judge at the Social Security Administration will be a real benefit to FERC."

Prior to her service at the Commission, Judge McCartney held several management positions as a trial
attorney with the Office of the Solicitor, United States Department of Labor, and as an Administrative Law
Judge with the Office of Hearings and Appeals, Social Security Administration, including her position as the
Deputy Chief Administrative Law Judge of the Office of Hearings and Appeals.

Judge McCartney obtained her Doctor of Jurisprudence (JD) from the University of Houston, and holds
a Master of Law (LLM) from Southern Methodist University (SMU). She has also attended classes at the
Universities of Oxford and London. She is a member of the Texas and Colorado Bars and has been admitted to
practice before numerous state and federal courts as well as the United States Supreme Court.